If this does end up happening I'm gonna wonder how will the SEC handle future non-conference scheduling, but if our conference manages to get an alliance with the SEC I'm excited to see what teams could we force to come to Autzen during the first 3 weeks of the upcoming seasons.

So standing strong worked?

Yet again, the SEC talks the 9-game talk, but where's the walk?

SEC fans and sites are celebrating the PO committee using a new metric to determine SOS. The metric's programming will not be revealed by the committee. The CBB committee makes all of it the metrics it uses public knlowledge and if ranking or seeding does not follow, the CBB folks explain why they varied from the metric.

But the NCAA owns the CBB Tournament. ESPN owns the CFB Playoffs.

If the metric's programming uses ESPN's FPI SOS ranking, with 15 SEC teams in the top 25, why would the SEC move to 9-games? Unless the SEC, with the committee using this metric, believes the B1G will support the 5-11 PO format.

If this is the case, Tony Petitti and the B1G IT folks, better require a full disclosure of the metric's programming and how the committee intends to use the metric.

In Sankey I do not trust.

I don't trust the word alliance in a college football context.

I suspect the the BIG will agree to the 5+11 model now, assuming the ACC follows suit and goes to 9 conference games.

As part of this, SEC teams will be required to play at least 1 P4 game OOC as well, so that is a win.

I really wish we could get to a place where each league plays 9 conference games with 2 OOC games against the other P4 + one G5 team. Drop the FCS teams all together.

Let’s play games that matter and help sort out the imbalance in the sport.

10 years ago this would have been HUGE.

In 2025 this is just the next step/transition that won’t matter with the next expansion of the playoff, IMO.

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by JabbaNoBargain

OMG! The SEC will Talk the Talk beginning in 2026.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-adopts-nine-game-conference-slate-commissioner-greg-sankey-explains-how-new-cfp-metrics-spurred-move/

This could result in the B1G signing off on the 5-11 model and an annual SEC/B1G football challenge.

The CFB changes keep right on coming!

2 hours ago, David Marsh said:

I don't trust the word alliance in a college football context.

Im shocked!!!

1 hour ago, Jon Joseph said:

OMG! The SEC will Talk the Talk beginning in 2026.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-adopts-nine-game-conference-slate-commissioner-greg-sankey-explains-how-new-cfp-metrics-spurred-move/

This could result in the B1G signing off on the 5-11 model and an annual SEC/B1G football challenge.

The CFB changes keep right on coming!

Gosh, I wanted the SEC challenge to get finalized and to force teams like the two Alabama schools to finally come to the West Coast, ESPECIALLY Eugene.